Senegal-+Alessandra+Piaggio

SENEGAL ALESSANDRA PIAGGIO MS HILLIER 10E AROUND THE WORLD PROJECT **__ INTRODUCTION __** Senegal, officially named the Republic of China, is a country in West Arica. Senegal is externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, except for Gambia's short Atlantic coastline. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square kilometers (76,000 square miles), and has an estimated population of about 13 million Senegal has been held up as one of Africa's model democracies. It has an established multi-party system and a tradition of civilian rule. Although poverty is widespread and unemployment is high, the country has one of the region's more stable economies. **__ POPULATION __** 12,969,606   Almost 58% of Senegal’s population lives in rural areas. In the rural areas the density varies from about 77 km2. About 50,000 Europeans, mostly French, and Lebanese live in the main cities of Senegal. Its official languages is French but is commonly used only by the literate people, which is the minority. If you compare Senegal to the rest of the world, it is the 71th country with the largest population. **__ BIRTH RATE __** 36.19 BIRTHS/ 1000 POPULATION Even though Senegal is a very small country, it is considered to have one of the region’s greatest economies. This helps a lot because having babies depends a lot on how the country’s economy is. Looking at statistics, Senegal’s birth rate has been increasing thanks to the bettering of the economy. If you compare it to the world, it’s the 23rd. **__ DE __****__ ATH RATE __** 9.05 DEATHS/ 1000 POPULATION This is a clear example of how developed is Senegal. For Senegal being a so small country and having only 9.05 deaths every 1000 people this means that the country is well organized, it can be considered to be a safe country. **__ NET MIGRATION RATE __** -1.82 MIGRANTS/ 1000 POPULATION Some Senegalese work in France; others have moved to other African countries in search of work, especially to C ô te d'Ivoire. Since relations improved between Senegal and Mauritania in 1996, both countries agreed to the return of Mauritanian refugees. As of 1997, the number of refugees dropped from 80,000 to 64,000 due to voluntary returns. **__ INFANT MORTALITY RATE __** TOTAL: 55.16 DEATHS/ 1000 LIVE BIRTHS Since many of the people live in rural areas, it is not always possible for them to get good health care. Many don’t have access to clean water and resources. **__ POPULATION GROWTH RATE __** 2.532%   The population growth rate of 2.532% is because there are more births than deaths. **__ LIFE EXPECTANCY __** 60.18 years Even though there is not so much health care, the life expectancy in Senegal is quite high. **__ DOUBLING TIME __** 27.64 YEARS In the next 27.64 years, Senegal’s population will go from 13 million to 26 million. **__ PICTURES __**





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